Meat packing plant production planning: Application of mixed integer goal programming

✍ Scribed by Jeffrey R. Stokes; Allen W. Sturdivant; Houshmand A. Ziari; M. Edward Rister; Bruce A. McCarl

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 116 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0742-4477
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6297(199805/06)14:3<171::aid-agr1>3.0.co;2-y

✦ Synopsis

A mixed integer, goal programming model designed to aid in management of a meat packing plant is presented along with empirical applications demonstrating its use. Data collection, model conceptualization, model/data development, model refinement, and model use phases are discussed. The influences of model development and its use on managerial decision making are discussed.